The Librarians: Once Upon A Time

Now time for an autopsy to find Red Riding Hood

                       I know it's been a week since I posted something but I've been sick for the last few days but I promise to do a blog post everyday. Now Once Upon A Time there were three librarians, a guardian and their book keeper and they were in for a very grim adventure...

Thank god he wasn't reading "The Hunger Games"

             One of the aspects of The Librarian franchise that I like is its ability to bend gender roles and switch them around. Example: the librarian is an intelligent man but his guardian usually appears as a warrior woman instead of as a stereotype military man. We hear Librarian and think instantly think of a woman and same with a guardian where think of man but not in this franchise. It's refreshing. Just as it was refreshing for Prince Charming to instead be Princess Charming. Yes Cassandra was getting every girl's number and free drinks. That waitress was giving her the "Hey, How you doin'" look! Jake was the Huntsman, typical he's a farm boy with this back and white sense of right and wrong. Of course Ezekiel is the Jack, the guy that gets off easy BUT although Jones could have runaway when things got tough, we see he has a heart of gold which is why the Jack usually gets off scot free. He was really cute with that little girl. Barrett isn't the feminine "damsel in distress" type but a magical book decided to cast her as a princess. It was kinda funny seeing Barrett out of her comfort zone. And did she make eyes at Cassandra in the library? I love this show. 

Get over it, Jake. Cassandra is Prince Charming
and you can trust Charming

             I'm so glad we finally readdressed Stone's trust issues with Cassandra. I like Jake but come on! Everyone else forgave Cassandra for what she did because she has a ticking time bomb in her head ready to go off in a few years. Like Ezekiel pointed out anyone would have done the same thing and stuck the landing but Cassandra decided to save Flynn. Jake doesn't hate Cassandra but not trusting her feels like he's punishing her more and that's just not cool. I wish these trust issues were addressed in the end of the episode too but at least it was mentioned and we're heading toward the next step in rebuilding that bridge of trust between Jake and Cassandra. Jenkins made a rare trip out of the Annex this episode. He's kinda macabre but I expected that from a guy who doesn't socialize much. I actually like him for his dark sense of humor. 

Wow, what a big everything that wolf has!
And it's all the better to kill us with!

             Disney was called out in this episode for its White Washing of classic bloody Grimm Fairytales. Psychotic behavior, dismemberment, and cannibalism are all a part of fairytale tradition. Though there were no name drops per say, Cassandra threw out some aspects of cartoon fairytales like from Cinderella. Our heroes were in real danger of losing when the wolves were at their castle doors. Reading really can be dangerous especially if the story teller is a disgruntled old librarian (who is again a dude but really bitter) juiced on the power to shape reality. I was shocked that someone who seemed like such a sweet old guy was okay with draining and killing a little girl! Sounds like a classic Grimm Fairytale but we got a happy ending with Jamie becoming the hero and destroying the evil warlock. 

See any wolves?

            I was actually more occupied with the character in this episode than story because each character was sort of challenged in a way. Jake and Cassandra would be a great couple and Jake has shown some feeling towards her even though he still flirts with Lamia (the moron) but there's still this issue of trust that he isn't even trying to get over. I feel like that is in connection with his reasons for never publishing under his own name or telling his family that he's an art historian genius. Zeke is reaching a point where he's becoming so arrogant that it's becoming a bit unbearable. I feel like one day he'll be in a situation where his luck will run out though. He needs to be knocked down a peg to really grow but I will admit he's exhibited a trait of loyalty to the Library and his team mates. I think Barrett is really settling into her guardian role by stepping back a bit instead of being too controlling. The Librarians aren't just high IQs they can come together in a fist fight. 

That's an owl... I guess they couldn't get a falcon.

            New Librarians on tonight and I can't wait to see if Jake can work out his trust issues and that Ezekiel gets schooled in some humility. I feel like were heading towards some serious character growth here.